Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Entry for August 01, 2007

Lâu lắm mới thấy Minnesota có mặt trên Breaking News của tất cả các hãng tin lớn.

7 dead as Mississippi River bridge falls amid rush hour in Minneapolis


(CNN) -- At least seven people were killed when an interstate bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapsed Wednesday evening, in what the governor called a "catastrophe of historic proportions."

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Mark Lacroix photographed the collapsed bridge from his apartment window.

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The accident occurred shortly after 6 p.m. (7 p.m. ET) when dozens of cars were on the bridge.

Witnesses described a "dust cloud" as it collapsed, sending cars and and chunks of concrete plunging into the Mississippi River below.

At least 60 people were taken to local hospitals, said Minneapolis Fire Chief Jim Clack.

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